We reviewed the outcome of 300 cases without urinary tract infections to determine the relationship between leucocytosis and severe pain due to ureteral calculi. Leucocytosis above 9,000 cells per cmm was seen in 87.7% of the cases. Many patients (61%) had a leucocyte count between 9,000 and 12,000, but none had that exceeding 22,000. This leucocytosis can be attributed to a transient distribut...

Objective: 1) Prospective comparison of unenhanced spiral computed tomography (NCCT) with Intravenous Urography (IVU) and Combination of CT scout with Ultrasound (CT+US) in the Evaluation of acute renal colic. 2) To formulate a model for predicting the probability of the presence of ureterolithiasis while simultaneously assessing the effects of Body Mass Index (BMI), Size of calculi, Hydronephr...

PURPOSE Despite the routine use of helical CT in diagnosis of renal colic, there are recent concerns regarding the radiation exposure, overuse and costs. We attempted in this retrospective study to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound (gray-scale and color Doppler with twinkling), KUB and urinalysis in diagnosis of renal colic due to ureteral calculi presented in Emergency Room. MATERIALS AND ...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment of upper ureteral calculi with extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) in the supine and prone positions. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 68 patients with upper ureteral calculi underwent SWL. In 35 patients, the procedure was performed in the supine position (group 1), while in the 33 remainders, it was performed in the pr...

OBJECTIVES To summarize our experience of retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy for ureteral calculi and evaluate the safety and efficiency of this procedure. METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of 197 patients with proximal ureteral calculi who accepted retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy from June 2005 to June 2014. RESULTS All procedures were performed success...

Forty-three patients with single ureteral calculi located above the pelvic brim were treated by electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) using a semirigid mini-ureteroscope. Of the 43 calculi, 36 (84%) were fragmented in one procedure. Six calculi (14%) were pushed back to the renal pelvis and treated successfully by complementary extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL). The total success rate of ...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Recent studies have shown noncontrast computed tomography (NCT) to be more effective than ultrasound (US) for imaging acute ureterolithiasis. However, to our knowledge, there are few studies directly comparing these techniques in an emergency teaching hospital setting. The objectives of this study were to compare the diagnostic accuracy of US and NCT performed by senior ra...

Correspondence to: Dr. M. Saleem Wani, Asstt. Prof., Deptt. of Urology, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, J&K, India. Abstract At present the techniques available for performing intracorporeal lithotripsy include electrohydraulic, ultrasonic, laser, and ballistic lithotripsy. We present our experience with a unique technology for performing intracorporeal lithotripsy, namely the Swiss lithoclast, which i...